Can accutane cause side effects like stiffening of foot 6 months after stopping it?

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Can Accutane cause side effects 6 months after stopping it

December 9th, 2013

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Accutane has a half-life of less than 24 hours. This means the majority of the medication is out of your system in this timeframe. Thus, in short, NO, you could not be having a side effect like a stiffening of your foot 6 months after stopping an Accutane regimen.

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